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Search and identify feathers by species — with feather type, plumage, colours, size, habitat, and how to tell them apart in the field.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

A large, brilliantly two-toned macaw with deep blue upperparts and golden-yellow underparts, a green forehead patch, and bare white facial skin crossed by narrow lines of small feathers.

parrot
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

A large western Himalayan finch showing a solid black hood contrasting sharply with vivid yellow body plumage.

songbird
Superb Parrot

Superb Parrot

The Superb Parrot is a slender, bright green Australian parrot in which males show a yellow face crossed by a narrow red throat band.

parrot
Turquoise Parrot

Turquoise Parrot

The Turquoise Parrot is a small, brightly colored Australian parrot with a turquoise face and wing edge, a yellow belly, and a chestnut patch on the wing in males.

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Senegal Parrot

Senegal Parrot

The Senegal Parrot is a small, stocky West African parrot with a grey head, green back, and a bright yellow-orange belly marking shaped like a V.

parrot
Regent Parrot

Regent Parrot

The Regent Parrot is a slender, long-tailed Australian parrot in which males are largely bright yellow with bold red and black wing markings, while females are a much duller olive-green.

parrot
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

The Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill is a mid-sized African savanna hornbill with speckled black-and-white upperparts, white underparts, and a long, curved pale yellow bill. It is a familiar sight foraging on the ground in dry woodland across southern Africa.

other
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

A large, dark cockatoo of southeastern Australia, the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo shows blackish-brown plumage broken by bright yellow patches on the tail and cheek.

parrot
Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

A stocky, thick-billed night heron with a bold black-and-white head pattern and a pale, straw-colored crown, often found near crustacean-rich coastal waters.

wading bird
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie

Yellow-billed Blue Magpie

A Himalayan blue magpie closely resembling its red-billed relative, distinguished mainly by its yellow bill and slightly higher-elevation habitat.

corvid
Amazon Kingfisher

Amazon Kingfisher

A large green-and-white kingfisher of tropical American waterways, with males showing a broad chestnut breast band that females lack in full. It hunts fish from perches overhanging rivers and streams.

other
Vasa Parrot

Vasa Parrot

A large, dark, unusually plain-plumaged parrot from Madagascar known for its loose, almost vulture-like feathering.

parrot
Swift Parrot

Swift Parrot

A fast-flying, slender Australian parrot with a bright red face and throat set against green plumage.

parrot
Jardine's Parrot

Jardine's Parrot

Jardine's Parrot is a stocky African forest parrot whose green feathers are neatly edged in black, giving a scaled texture, accented by orange-red patches on the head and shoulders.

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Timneh Parrot

Timneh Parrot

A darker, slightly smaller relative of the African Grey Parrot, with charcoal-grey plumage and a duller maroon rather than bright red tail.

parrot
Princess Parrot

Princess Parrot

The Princess Parrot is a slender, pastel-colored parrot of Australia's arid interior, notable for its soft pink throat and long, elegant tail.

parrot
Parrot Crossbill

Parrot Crossbill

A heavy-billed northern finch specialized on pine cones, the largest of the crossbills with a correspondingly massive, deep bill.

songbird
Eclectus Parrot

Eclectus Parrot

A parrot with extreme visual differences between the sexes: males are bright emerald green, while females are bright red with a blue-purple breast and belly.

parrot
Bourke's Parrot

Bourke's Parrot

Bourke's Parrot is a small Australian parrot with unusually soft, muted coloring for a parrot, combining brown-grey upperparts with a pink-washed underside and blue wing highlights.

parrot
Scarlet-chested Parrot

Scarlet-chested Parrot

A tiny, jewel-toned Australian grass parrot named for the male's bright scarlet chest patch.

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Red-rumped Parrot

Red-rumped Parrot

The Red-rumped Parrot is a grassland parrot of southeastern Australia in which males are bright green with a red rump patch, while females are a much duller olive.

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Blue-headed Parrot

Blue-headed Parrot

A stocky, short-tailed parrot with a striking sky-blue head contrasting against green body plumage.

parrot
Australian King Parrot

Australian King Parrot

A brightly colored parrot of eastern Australian forests, the male Australian King Parrot has a vivid red head and underparts against green wings and back, while females are almost entirely green.

parrot
African Grey Parrot

African Grey Parrot

A medium-sized grey parrot with pale-edged scalloped body feathers and a bright red tail, native to equatorial Africa.

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